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Want an easy way to become a better leader in the age of uncertainty? Read philosophy. It helps remind us about what we should instinctively already know: to never be afraid to ask questions. As Bertrand Russell said: 'To teach how to live without certainty, and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can still do for those who study it.' Brexit should drive business leaders to review existing strategies and pay extra attention to agility when planning business models. This, of course, requires facing the unknown. And the most powerful weapon for senior managers today is being comfortable in facing uncertainty. After all, unless you're willing to put decision making on indefinite hold, you must learn to calmly get over the challenges of the unknown and make a call. But just being able to boldly move forward isn't enough because no organization benefits from blind leaps forward. The key is finding the prudent middle ground between being reckless and timid when facing the unknown. And one of the best ways to learn how to do that well is through understanding philosophy, which complements business smarts and other skills taught in business programs. Philosophy is the study of knowledge through critical thinking and questioning - and that's where the return on time invested for executives sits, because philosophy sharpens their questioning technique and answer-interpretation skills.